Xining Airport Guide

Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our Xining Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.

Airport Overview

To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down of what to expect during your time at Xining Airport.

What to Expect

The airport terminal is divided into domestic and international concourses.

Economy class travellers can pay to access one airport lounge. See our Airport Lounges section for locations and rates.

Where to Sleep

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For uninterrupted sleep, there are no hotels near the airport, so head back towards Weihai city center. See our Airport Hotel section below for more info.

In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security.

Airport Lounges

Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships

Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there is a lounge that you can enter through a lounge membership program (ie. Priority Pass). Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and to also find out how you can gain lounge access with just an economy class ticket!

Airport Hotels

If sleeping in Xining Airport does not appeal to you, it is best to head back to Xining city center, as there are no hotels in or near the airport. To find a cheap room, there is a list of hotels near Xining Airport on Tripadvisor that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.

Airport WiFi/Internet

Free WiFi is available at the airport.

More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport

ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? ATMs are available. Fees may apply, so be sure to check your bank’s fee schedule and your daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans. Location: East side of Departure Hall, 2F.

Airport Hours

Airlines

As of March 2018, Xining airport is served by the following airlines: Air China • China Southern • China Eastern.

Airport Transportation: Getting To/From The Airport

Airport Buses

An airport bus service operates according to daily flight schedule, dropping passengers off at the airport 2 hours prior to a scheduled flight and greeting each arriving flight. There is a bus stand just outside of the Arrivals hall exit door.

Taxis

Taxis are readily available for hire in the ground transportation area of the airport.

Last updated: 2018-10-23

This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, are subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers and their web sites. We are not representatives of any of the above mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.